Andrew McCutchen, who has endured a handful of disappointing seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has some advice for the struggling Chicago Cubs.

"First, you have to believe in what you can do for yourself," McCutchen said. "After that, just have faith in each other around the clubhouse. That's all you can do from there on out, just controlling what you can do. Things that you can't do, you just let it play out."

The Pirates endured 20 straight losing seasons prior to this year.

"When you lose for so long, you hope those things that happen in the minors, that those guys get the work they need to get done so when they get the chance to come here and play, they're ready to go," McCutchen said. "It's not fun when you are losing, but it's a process that down the road that things are going to get better.''

He sees good things coming for the Cubs.

"I'm sure they have a lot of good talent," McCutchen said. "And they're going to continue to get better. It takes time. It takes time getting guys comfortable, and getting feet wet just performing."